Mississippi State University – Notice of Proposed Sole‑Source Purchase

Mississippi State University’s Extension Early Head Start program is seeking to procure a curriculum package and associated professional development that it asserts can only be supplied by a single vendor. The purchase includes five two‑year bundles of “The Creative Curriculum® for Twos” (including cloud access and teacher memberships) and one six‑hour introductory training session. The curriculum is required to support two new Early Head Start classrooms slated to open in October 2026, and the subscription period runs from September 10 2026 through September 9 2028. The university has identified Teaching Strategies, LLC as the sole source vendor and has posted a submission deadline of November 16 2026.